Microsoft quiet on black 360

Microsoft is remaining tight-lipped on rumours that a black Xbox 360 is in development, featuring a 120 GB hard drive and HDMI port.

"We're aware of the rumours circulating on the Internet regarding a new version of Xbox 360, but we have made no official announcements and do not comment on rumours or speculation," Microsoft told Eurogamer this afternoon. Advertisement

The company was speaking in the aftermath of new information from US magazine Game Informer, whose April edition claims the hardware is real and will launch in late April for US$ 479.

US website Engadget backs up these claims, boasting that a Microsoft insider confirmed to the website that an "Xbox 360 Elite" would pave the way for a new Premium (white) version of the console later in the year.

Isn't a little unfair for previously 360 owners if this new BLACK360 comes out?? I'm not trying to start a flame war..

I'm just curious of what already 360 owners with no money to spend like that, think about this.. It is a tempting offer that any 360 owner will consider, but what about those who don't have the money buy it, they have all the reason to feel disappointed at MS...

I would be pissed if one month later, HELL one week after i buy a 360 this rumor gets officially confirmed.. That's [email protected]#$ed up..

Tell me how it's unfair, how about when the DS lite came out or the ps2 slim came out. Just look at PS3 owners, 3 months later they get a downgraded console that doesn't even offer the capabilities that sony announced yet they are fine with it. Now microsoft is adding an improved product and even charging a premium for it and now the fanboys cry over that. All consumer electronics are like this, even cars, clothes, toys, you name it and they follow the same strategy. Look at Apples strategy, come out with an improved product every 6 months (brighter screen, different colour, bigger capacity, slimmer, repeat) and fans pay for the latest. The point is, games stay the same, you buy Halo 3, Gta 4 or whatever it will run perfect on core, premium or elite. Heavy Downloaders (movies, tv shows) will go for the elite, xbox live users for the premium, and core will be a great secondary console for system link or as a console not connected to live.

Stupid part of Microsofts career cause now the 360 gamers are deffinitly going to be confused and saying what did Microsoft make another 360 console when they should've put the HDMI on the 2 360 consoles and now there going to try and attemped us with a 3rd one wow Microsoft is really screwing 360 gamers over cause why waste making another 360 when they should've just made the HDD that is 120GB what a waste of money

Lol power of Green you would agree on any thing with a game company that wouldn't know either so there for your the true idiot what would EB games know you would have to be that dumb to actually accept the words from a game store that the new black XBox 360 will come with a removable HDD you are such an ass and oh get a brain before your brain becomes inferior than every one else's considering you need a major upgrade on your brain and I doubt that Microsoft announced that there new black XBox 360 will have a removable HDD when there just all talk.

play no differnetly wether you have a black version or a premium or a core. If you have a core, which was all I could get at release almost a year and half ago, then it will still play all the same games as this version with HDMI. If and most likely when it is available. I would imagine that people who have devices that accept HDMI inputs, will likely have the money if they want this version. Even so, HDMI is not necessary, though I will buy this version if and when the Denon AVR 4807 becomes available, hopefully later this summer. The HDMI inputs are just less cluttering and the space behind my current Denon is really cluttered with all my componet input.

i don't understand why anyone would be angry or disappointed about it. it doesn't lower the quality of your current 360. it's not like there are going to be games that can only be played over an hdmi output... a 360 doesn't output a digital signal anyways, so i don't see what the fuss is about. microsoft had always stated that a larger hdd would be available at some point. basically the only people that will be disappointed are going to be the people who have a tv that only accepts 1080p over hdmi and not component and doens't have a vga input... or people that download a ton of stuff off of the marketplace...plus, both of these two things are said to be available for sale seperately.

Is it fair for any consumer to buy different or older versions of anything? i guess it depends on what kind of person you are and the way you think about electronic(s)evolution.

Do people care and think its unfair which PS2 they bought after the spec's were changed?, do people care if PCs spec's change? all the time, do people care which PS3 or 360 they purchased due to price and other factors probably!. lol

No one will care about the new 360 negativly except people that like to be angy, MS's coming out with a 120gig HDD i called EB games 45 minutes ago and they said it was coming as detachable so this gives all 360 owners a choice they will come out with white versions considering they even have the ablilities to use HD content LOL.

Do people care if they're using and SD, HD, or HD-DVR cable box? depends who you are i suppose.

Why do Sony fans care about what we pay for more than we do?.

#2 MS did Just focus on the 120 gig i talked to an EB Games manager today and the New HDD has really nothing to do with the New Xbox thats what he said stop acting like idiot.

Ohh look Sony's fanboys favorite topic. Yeah, the one about how microsoft is screwing people up with a new SKU. Actually we don't feel screwed or betrayed in case your are honestly curious of how xbox 360 owners feel. Actually we would be pissed if november last year microsoft would charge us $600 to add hdmi and a larger HDD when HDMI is not required for video games as it's provent including on the PS3 most game look great at 720P. Also, bigger hard drive? Well, IPTV is not even out, I have a 20GB and I still have 6GB free. and yes I do rent movies on the marketplace. So, why would I b!tch about something that's not hurting me? what I'm I a sony fanboy!? I mean look at you, you made you feel hurt and devastated and screwed by microsoft and you don't even own a 360.

It is just a choice for the customer. Do you need the HDMI 360 or do you just need the basic 360, also you should be able 2 put the 120 harddrive on the 360 you own now for problably $170,and if you want you can buy a black replacment case for your 360 like I did on the net so the only thing that has changed is the HDMI port and if you don't have a HDTV then the HDMI 360 is not for u. I will get it because I have HDMI connections and wanted a HDMI 360 from the start so I will sell my 360 and get the new1, what will I do with a HDD 120 hard drive I still have 9% free space on the 20 LOL.

FIRST OF ALL, I was asking a question and giving my opinion with no intension of trashing the 360..

SECOND. Why does somebody has to be a fanboy for asking a simple question and just stating something logic?

Yes the PS2 slim got out, but much after the previously launch and it didn't had an improvement to make a previously PS2 owner disappointed. PLUS it was way chipper, so that comparison is useless...

quote: Now microsoft is adding an improved product and even charging a premium for it .

That is my point, people who bought the 360 at that price will be left with it knowing that they released a new xbox for the same price with HDMI( 360 owners keep saying is not necessary, but most of them would like one with it) and a 120 HD. common that's not really fair..

and about EUROPE not having the same PS3 and on top of that more expensive.. OF COURSE I WOULD BE PISSED.. THAT'S MY WHOLE POINT..

I can't see "how" releasing better non-retrocompatibily problematic 360's can screw who previously got the 360 .. I mean .. in time every console will get cheaper .. who bought before LOST money .. today you can buy the PS2 for 50US .. that is 250 USD lost for who bought it in the launch! SONY SCREWED YOU GUYS! ..

Don't you understand that the slim ps2 came a LONG time after, where people could just give the original ps2 as trade in and get it even cheaper ONLY if they felt like it cause they wanted a smaller PS2..

ALSO IT DID NOT HAD SOMETHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY for PS2 owners to say: DAMN this guys are getting a better console for a better price.. NO

What i was saying is that if this rumor is true, 360 owners are getting a new IMPROVED 360 way too early for the same price ( don't say HDMI and 120gb of HD is not an improvement ) and it will be a slap in the face to the recently owners if this gets confirmed anytime soon..

Forget it, i was just trying to see if there was actually somebody a little irritated about this.. There was no trashing intended.. If every 360 owner is happy about this then what the hell.. I WOULDN'T if I had one right now..

The bastars in redmond better hurry up and comment on this. I think its funny that they didn't just come out and deny deny deny the rumor. and look at all of us playing into the hands of MS, god they are good.

Now I am not saying that this was writen nicely, because of the choice of words. I am saying this was writen kindly about Microsoft. I mean personally I would be slightly angry if I bought a new system and then another system has better specs but is the same thing than what I just bought.

I am not going to bother "defending" myself, but MS does this with everything. Look at Windows, and MS Office...

....just mindblowing. It happens all the time. Why aren't you complaining when Sony releases the same TV a year later with an extra HDMI port or HD Tuner or whatever? Why aren't you complaining when Toyota, Ford, Honda, etc. etc. release the same model of car a year later with added features? Why aren't you complaining when Apple released the Ipod Nano a couple years after the Ipod mini which was released shortly after the Ipod? Why aren't you complaining when computer manufacturers like Dell, HP, etc. realease a computer a year later with more features than the one you just bought? Or Nintendo's DS Lite, or the PS2 Slim?

The reason you aren't complaining about the other stuff is because you know its commonplace and it doesn't affect your previous purchase at all. All the previous purchases sill work just as good as they did when you bought them. The 'premium' 360 does not lose functionality because of the 'elite' 360. The HDD's are detachable and therefore the 'premium' can be upgraded. HDMI is NOT a requirement for gaming. Component and VGA cables work just fine and all HDTV's have these connectors. The GAMEPLAY will be exactly the same no matter what SKU you buy. This new SKU is about CHOICE and is really meant for those planning on using the 360 as a movie/IPTV player. No one is getting 'screwed' and its just ignorance/fanboyism to say so.